Ilona Maher

connect and bond you know and i'm so glad we had that and i think you know that also attributes to like how close we are now yeah big big family dinners every night sit down at the table and even if you're not making the your own food like we'll do it where we get takeout and we sit around the table so yeah and that's also turned like my ideal form of fun as an adult is a dinner party controlled environment sitting down with friends there's wine there's food we're not out in the

connect and bond you know and i'm so glad we had that and i think you know that also attributes to like how close we are now yeah big big family dinners every night sit down at the table and even if you're not making the your own food like we'll do it where we get takeout and we sit around the table so yeah and that's also turned like my ideal form of fun as an adult is a dinner party controlled environment sitting down with friends there's wine there's food we're not out in the

i just love doing that and having a conversation around a table i will say and even when i go on like dates with people it's like how well can you hold the conversation because have you been on dates with men recently no they're not asking questions really no one's very one-sided so like to me in our head table it was like i'll ask question you'll ask a question like that's how i was raised and i'm always interested but sometimes it feels like i'm just interviewing

i just love doing that and having a conversation around a table i will say and even when i go on like dates with people it's like how well can you hold the conversation because have you been on dates with men recently no they're not asking questions really no one's very one-sided so like to me in our head table it was like i'll ask question you'll ask a question like that's how i was raised and i'm always interested but sometimes it feels like i'm just interviewing

interviewing men for a job or something. And then are they like, I had a great time. And it's like, yeah, no, duh. Can we do this again? You talked about you the whole time. But that's something that we've grown up with value so much. And I think seeing our parents' relationship and that they communicate and they have fun together till like, you know, at their age.

interviewing men for a job or something. And then are they like, I had a great time. And it's like, yeah, no, duh. Can we do this again? You talked about you the whole time. But that's something that we've grown up with value so much. And I think seeing our parents' relationship and that they communicate and they have fun together till like, you know, at their age.

I think that's important when you go on dates and they're not asking you questions back. Yeah. Dad does talk a lot, but it's because he knows a lot. Oh, that guy does talk. He does. Yeah. But he knows a lot. He knows a lot. Truly one of the smartest people I know. Sometimes you just have to supply him with the questions you want to be asked.

I think that's important when you go on dates and they're not asking you questions back. Yeah. Dad does talk a lot, but it's because he knows a lot. Oh, that guy does talk. He does. Yeah. But he knows a lot. He knows a lot. Truly one of the smartest people I know. Sometimes you just have to supply him with the questions you want to be asked.

I'll call him up, I'll ask him, and then I'm like, okay, my turn. Yeah. No, I'll see something going on in the world or I'll hear some kind of historical thing. I'll be like, God, I got to ask Dad about that. He's going to love talking about it. He's going to love talking about it. He's going to love it. He's going to love it. But yeah, no, we were very close.

I'll call him up, I'll ask him, and then I'm like, okay, my turn. Yeah. No, I'll see something going on in the world or I'll hear some kind of historical thing. I'll be like, God, I got to ask Dad about that. He's going to love talking about it. He's going to love talking about it. He's going to love it. He's going to love it. But yeah, no, we were very close.

We had very cool kind of birthday parties. Yes. Our mom loved a themed birthday, but not a theme like you would expect.

We had very cool kind of birthday parties. Yes. Our mom loved a themed birthday, but not a theme like you would expect.

No. Like I had one of my favorites growing up was this fairy themed party. I had it too. You had it and you had it, but in a separate location many years later. And once again, she'd honed her craft. But she went in.

No. Like I had one of my favorites growing up was this fairy themed party. I had it too. You had it and you had it, but in a separate location many years later. And once again, she'd honed her craft. But she went in.

And, like, I'm pretty sure, obviously, like, maybe not the best thing for the earth, love the earth and everything. But it was, like, this nature walk that she brought my whole party through. But she had gone through beforehand and dropped marbles and sparkly things and little gems. And, like, there were things along the way.

And, like, I'm pretty sure, obviously, like, maybe not the best thing for the earth, love the earth and everything. But it was, like, this nature walk that she brought my whole party through. But she had gone through beforehand and dropped marbles and sparkly things and little gems. And, like, there were things along the way.

There was, like, a pin the braid or pin the crown on a princess, like, that she had nailed to a tree in the middle of the walk. That nail is there to this day. Yeah. I went on that a few years ago. Mom found the nail. Yeah, I walk by it every time. I go, there's the nail from my sixth birthday party. And then there was a hidden treasure chest underneath that.

There was, like, a pin the braid or pin the crown on a princess, like, that she had nailed to a tree in the middle of the walk. That nail is there to this day. Yeah. I went on that a few years ago. Mom found the nail. Yeah, I walk by it every time. I go, there's the nail from my sixth birthday party. And then there was a hidden treasure chest underneath that.

We were following a map to this treasure chest that was buried under the slide at the playground. Incredibly just like intricate, magical stuff that like made our childhood magical in that way. She did that for you, right? Well, legend has it there is so glitter at Ethan Allen Homestead from those legendary parties. I've had a fairy with party. I had a mermaid birthday party.

We were following a map to this treasure chest that was buried under the slide at the playground. Incredibly just like intricate, magical stuff that like made our childhood magical in that way. She did that for you, right? Well, legend has it there is so glitter at Ethan Allen Homestead from those legendary parties. I've had a fairy with party. I had a mermaid birthday party.